March

This month had only two interviews as opposed to seven interviews from last month. Interestingly, the interview process felt relatively smooth from here-on, possibly due to the practice I got from last month.

I got a two-week gap from my interviews, leaving me antsy to do something. In the end, I went for a solo excursion to another part of Bangalore, seeking a big use-books store. For my amusement, I decided to stick solely to public transport for this stint. It was quite fun and I brought back a lot of used books. Used books have a certain charm to them. The little scuffs and marks on them tell whole stories of the hands that held the books before me.

My two interviews for IIM Kozhikode and IIM Mumbai went quite smoothly, with the latter requiring me to go to Hyderabad. I remained in Hyderabad after the interview too, to attend an Anirudh Ravichander concert with Vishnu, Ganesh and Akshay.

Our return journey from Hyderabad marked my first Vande Bharat journey, leaving me amazed at the strides taken in the Railway sector in India.

The month ended with Oracle's sweeping layoffs. Though I was left standing, the whole affair left a deep impression on my mind about the sad state of affairs in the corporate world.